New Zack de la Rocha Songs Surfaces-'Wild International'
Rage Against The Machine's Zack de la Rocha has formed a new band, One Day As A Lion, with the former drummer of The Mars Volta, Jon Theodore, and a new song, 'Wild International,' is currently streaming on the bands MySpace. I have to say, it's about time. There were rumors of a collaboration between Zack and DJ Shadow that never materialized, and it's great to finally have new material from him after all these years. And, if this song is any indication, the album will be filled with the bombast, fury, and awareness that Rage had, just with a sonic twist that a new millennium (and a new war) inevitably brings. They will be releasing a five song, self-titled EP on July 22nd. The band writes:
"One Day As A Lion is both a warning delivered and a promise kept.
a defiant affirmation of the possibilities that exist in the space between kick and snare.
it's a sonic reflection of the visceral tension between a picturesque fabricated cultural
landscape, and the brutal socioeconomic realities it attempts to mask. One Day As A
Lion is a recorded interaction between Zack de la Rocha and Jon Theodore from Los
Angeles, California
the name taken from the infamous 1970 black and white, captured by legendary
chicano photographer george rodriguez featuring a center framed tag on a white wall
in an unspecified section of Boyle Heights. it reads "it's better to live one day as a lion,
than a thousand years as a lamb." this record is a stripped down attempt to realize
this sentiment in sound."
Check out the bands new song, it seriously kicks. And look for their EP next week. Also, check out their bare bones website here One Day As A Lion.
"One Day As A Lion is both a warning delivered and a promise kept.
a defiant affirmation of the possibilities that exist in the space between kick and snare.
it's a sonic reflection of the visceral tension between a picturesque fabricated cultural
landscape, and the brutal socioeconomic realities it attempts to mask. One Day As A
Lion is a recorded interaction between Zack de la Rocha and Jon Theodore from Los
Angeles, California
the name taken from the infamous 1970 black and white, captured by legendary
chicano photographer george rodriguez featuring a center framed tag on a white wall
in an unspecified section of Boyle Heights. it reads "it's better to live one day as a lion,
than a thousand years as a lamb." this record is a stripped down attempt to realize
this sentiment in sound."
Check out the bands new song, it seriously kicks. And look for their EP next week. Also, check out their bare bones website here One Day As A Lion.
